Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 268 | 257 | 262 | 234 | 264 | 223 | 333 | 209 | 458 | 367 | 1121 | 671 | 980 | 681 | 486 | 486 | 785 | 628 | 639 | 1907 | 2839 | 3355 | 3088 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:49PM2.18m | 5:11AM1.97m | 5:46PM2.17m | 6:09AM1.96m | 6:43PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.06m | 11:28AM-0.05m | 00:09AM0.05m | 12:27PM-0.03m | 1:06AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 97 | 268 | 257 | 262 | 234 | 264 | 223 | 227 | 209 | 458 | 367 | 1121 | 671 | 980 | 681 | 486 | 486 | 555 | 628 | 639 | 1907 | 2839 | 3355 | 3088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 41 | 41 | 94 | 144 | 200 | 22 | 138 | 134 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 150 | 159 | 212 | 215 | 422 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 198 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 31 | — | 333 | 14 | 135 | 225 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
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